diff --git a/dix/pixmap.c b/dix/pixmap.c
index 81ac5e2d8..6923e7e7b 100644
--- a/dix/pixmap.c
+++ b/dix/pixmap.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ from The Open Group.
 
 #include <X11/X.h>
 #include "scrnintstr.h"
+#include "mi.h"
 #include "misc.h"
 #include "os.h"
 #include "windowstr.h"
@@ -395,7 +396,7 @@ Bool PixmapSyncDirtyHelper(PixmapDirtyUpdatePtr dirty)
      * leaves the software cursor in place
      */
     SourceValidate = pScreen->SourceValidate;
-    pScreen->SourceValidate = NULL;
+    pScreen->SourceValidate = miSourceValidate;
 
     RegionTranslate(&pixregion, dirty->x, dirty->y);
     RegionIntersect(&pixregion, &pixregion, region);
diff --git a/doc/Xserver-spec.xml b/doc/Xserver-spec.xml
index 3dde65178..0ac2224e9 100644
--- a/doc/Xserver-spec.xml
+++ b/doc/Xserver-spec.xml
@@ -2930,8 +2930,8 @@ The sample server implementation is in Xserver/fb/fbscreen.c.</para>
 		unsigned int subWindowMode;
 
 </programlisting></blockquote>
-SourceValidate should be called by CopyArea/CopyPlane primitives when
-the SourceValidate function pointer in the screen is non-null.  If you know that
+SourceValidate should be called by any primitive that reads from pDrawable.
+If you know that
 you will never need SourceValidate, you can avoid this check.  Currently,
 SourceValidate is used by the mi software cursor code to remove the cursor
 from the screen when the source rectangle overlaps the cursor position.
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/modes/xf86Rotate.c b/hw/xfree86/modes/xf86Rotate.c
index 85ab9b8c7..a8f1e615c 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/modes/xf86Rotate.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/modes/xf86Rotate.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
-
+#include "mi.h"
 #include "xf86.h"
 #include "xf86DDC.h"
 #include "windowstr.h"
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ xf86RotateRedisplay(ScreenPtr pScreen)
          * leaves the software cursor in place
          */
         SourceValidate = pScreen->SourceValidate;
-        pScreen->SourceValidate = NULL;
+        pScreen->SourceValidate = miSourceValidate;
 
         for (c = 0; c < xf86_config->num_crtc; c++) {
             xf86CrtcPtr crtc = xf86_config->crtc[c];
diff --git a/hw/xnest/Screen.c b/hw/xnest/Screen.c
index 30c6a4623..ac01c248c 100644
--- a/hw/xnest/Screen.c
+++ b/hw/xnest/Screen.c
@@ -263,7 +263,6 @@ xnestOpenScreen(ScreenPtr pScreen, int argc, char *argv[])
     pScreen->SaveScreen = xnestSaveScreen;
     pScreen->GetImage = xnestGetImage;
     pScreen->GetSpans = xnestGetSpans;
-    pScreen->SourceValidate = NULL;
 
     /* Window Procedures */
 
diff --git a/mi/mi.h b/mi/mi.h
index db62c9166..2cd3066c1 100644
--- a/mi/mi.h
+++ b/mi/mi.h
@@ -360,6 +360,10 @@ extern _X_EXPORT void miPushPixels(GCPtr /*pGC */ ,
 
 /* miscrinit.c */
 
+extern _X_EXPORT void
+miSourceValidate(DrawablePtr pDrawable, int x, int y, int w, int h,
+                 unsigned int subWindowMode);
+
 extern _X_EXPORT Bool miModifyPixmapHeader(PixmapPtr pPixmap,
                                            int width,
                                            int height,
diff --git a/mi/miscrinit.c b/mi/miscrinit.c
index 9c6af0dc7..264622df1 100644
--- a/mi/miscrinit.c
+++ b/mi/miscrinit.c
@@ -124,6 +124,12 @@ miCloseScreen(ScreenPtr pScreen)
     return ((*pScreen->DestroyPixmap) ((PixmapPtr) pScreen->devPrivate));
 }
 
+void
+miSourceValidate(DrawablePtr pDrawable, int x, int y, int w, int h,
+                 unsigned int subWindowMode)
+{
+}
+
 /* With the introduction of pixmap privates, the "screen pixmap" can no
  * longer be created in miScreenInit, since all the modules that could
  * possibly ask for pixmap private space have not been initialized at
@@ -243,7 +249,7 @@ miScreenInit(ScreenPtr pScreen, void *pbits,  /* pointer to screen bits */
     }
     /* else CloseScreen */
     /* QueryBestSize, SaveScreen, GetImage, GetSpans */
-    pScreen->SourceValidate = (SourceValidateProcPtr) 0;
+    pScreen->SourceValidate = miSourceValidate;
     /* CreateWindow, DestroyWindow, PositionWindow, ChangeWindowAttributes */
     /* RealizeWindow, UnrealizeWindow */
     pScreen->ValidateTree = miValidateTree;